Wenske Surname
Approximately 1,975 people bear this surname
Wenske Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,384 | 1:58,169 | 7,511 |
| United States | 397 | 1:912,995 | 68,645 |
| Australia | 77 | 1:350,594 | 29,558 |
| Brazil | 42 | 1:5,097,008 | 130,362 |
| Poland | 20 | 1:1,900,437 | 96,203 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Wenske Demographics
Average Wenske Salary in
United States
$43,079 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wenske Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wenske Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wenske is found most in Germany. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wenske? popularity and diffusion
It is the 209,270th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,689,897 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Wenske are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 1,384 people, or 1 in 58,169. In Germany Wenske is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 10 percent live. Barring Germany it exists in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.
Wenske Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wenske has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 4,963 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wenske Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wenske surname are 27.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.16% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Wenske earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.16% less than the national average, earning $43,079 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.9% less than the national average, earning $45,759 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wensker | 92 | 100 | / |
| Weinske | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wenscke | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wienske | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wenskey | 92 | 0 | / |
| Wuenscke | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wenskoey | 86 | 0 | / |
| Venske | 83 | 1,740 | / |
| Wenzke | 83 | 853 | / |
| Wenski | 83 | 577 | / |
| Wensky | 83 | 253 | / |
| Benske | 83 | 160 | / |
| Winske | 83 | 117 | / |
| Wenska | 83 | 42 | / |
| Wuensk | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wienski | 77 | 89 | / |
| Winskie | 77 | 89 | / |
| Winskey | 77 | 54 | / |
| Wenszky | 77 | 47 | / |
| Benskey | 77 | 43 | / |
| Wenskay | 77 | 31 | / |
| Venscke | 77 | 22 | / |
| Wenszka | 77 | 21 | / |
| Wensche | 77 | 20 | / |
| Weunski | 77 | 19 | / |
| Weinski | 77 | 11 | / |
| Wenzker | 77 | 6 | / |
| Wiensky | 77 | 5 | / |
| Venskie | 77 | 3 | / |
| Weunsky | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wehnsky | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wienzke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wenscki | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wenskiy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Venskey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Winskee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vensk | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wensc | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wenzk | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wnski | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wuensche | 71 | 506 | / |
| Vienskie | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wennskär | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wenschka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Venzke | 67 | 2,268 | / |
| Winski | 67 | 969 | / |
| Vensky | 67 | 567 | / |
| Winsky | 67 | 304 | / |
| Venski | 67 | 237 | / |
| Wenzky | 67 | 80 | / |
| Venský | 67 | 43 | / |
| Venská | 67 | 39 | / |
| Winska | 67 | 37 | / |
| Wnsche | 67 | 33 | / |
| Wenzka | 67 | 21 | / |
| Venska | 67 | 18 | / |
| Benzke | 67 | 17 | / |
| Venské | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wenzki | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wänskä | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wynski | 67 | 1 | / |
| Winzke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vensck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Winsck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vemske | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vinske | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wenske
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